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An important part of education is determining what you need to learn. Microsoft partner training aims to help service providers in that regard, launching a self-assessment tool Feb. 15.
The tool, dubbed the Transformation Readiness Assessment, lets partners figure out the "next steps to increase...

Before wrapping up 2018, take a moment to review some of our most-read news stories from the year.
In 2018, we saw the industry's heavyweight vendors, such as IBM, Microsoft and Dell EMC, doubling-down and refining their 0 CommentsRSS FeedEmail a friend

Taking a step back may shed some light on what's ahead next year for IT channel partners.
A look at the top Channel Marker blog posts of 2017 -- as measured by page views -- reveals reader interest in next-generation networking, IT security, the internet of things (IoT), data management,...

Microsoft Inspire, the company’s renamed annual partner conference, concluded this week in Washington, D.C. Here are several things I learned over the course of three days:
The Microsoft cloud partner base keeps growing
Microsoft says it has some 64,000 0 CommentsRSS FeedEmail a friend

Microsoft said it has some 20,000 partners selling cloud through the company's Cloud Solution Provider program.
Now, Microsoft wants to get more partner personnel up to speed on cloud technology. In a briefing this week, Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide...

To get an idea of where channel trends may be heading next year, take a look at where distributors are investing and hiring today.
Ingram Micro Inc., for example, is putting time and money into 0 CommentsRSS FeedEmail a friend